Agriculture for beginners . Fig. sii. Sheep eattening on AleaeeaStubble 248 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS the seeds to be planted are soaked in this hquid in orderthat the germs may fasten on the seeds. Before the seeds are sowed the soU should be this well-prepared land about twent\- pounds of seed tothe acre should be scattered. The seed may be scattered byhand or by a seed-sower. Cover ^^-ith a hght harrow. The timeof planting \-aries somewhat with the climate. Except wherethe winters are too severe the seed may be sowed either inthe spring or in the fall. In the sow onlv i
Agriculture for beginners . Fig. sii. Sheep eattening on AleaeeaStubble 248 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS the seeds to be planted are soaked in this hquid in orderthat the germs may fasten on the seeds. Before the seeds are sowed the soU should be this well-prepared land about twent\- pounds of seed tothe acre should be scattered. The seed may be scattered byhand or by a seed-sower. Cover ^^-ith a hght harrow. The timeof planting \-aries somewhat with the climate. Except wherethe winters are too severe the seed may be sowed either inthe spring or in the fall. In the sow onlv in the Fig. 232. Herd of Dairy Cattle gr-azixg ox Alf-axfa Stubble During the first season one mowing, perhaps more, isnecessan to insure a good stand and also to keep down theweeds. \\hen the first blossoms appear in the early summer,it is time to start the mower. After this the alfalfa shouldbe cut even- two, three, or four weeks. The number of timesdepends on the rapidit) of growth. This crop rarely makes a good \-ield the first year, but ifa good stand be secured, the peld steadily increases. After agood stand has been secured, a top-dressing of either commer-cial fertilizer or stable manure wiU be ver}- helpful. An occa-sional cutting-up of the sod with a disk harrow does much good. FEED STUFFS 249 Clovers. The different kinds of clovers will sometimesgrow on hard or poor soil, but they do far better if the soilis enriched and properly prepared before the seed is many parts of our countr) it has been the practice forgenerations to sow clover seed with some of the grain
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